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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1956
Page
4
Estevan sees rapid oil industry growth with about a hundred related firms and expanding housing. Major companies like Westspur Pipeline Co begin office construction as it debates lasting permanency and how large Estevan will become in 10 20 years amid petrochemical rumors and a planned $40 million power plant.
The Camrose Canadian argues that northern Alberta forest fires reveal the government's failure to equip the Forestry Service with a full aerial arm. It cites lightning fires, delayed aircraft response, and compares Ontario and Saskatchewan to urge immediate provision of planes to patrol reserves and rush crews to fires.
The Swift Current Sun argues that disarmament efforts have repeatedly faltered due to distrustful regimes from Wilson to Stalin and Khrushchev. It criticizes Soviet plans and Eisenhower’s mutual aerial inspection as insufficient and warns that NATO remains the best safeguard, labeling critics as war-mongers.
A Swan River letter argues that education costs burden municipalities and urges the provincial government to earmark liquor profits to fund new schools. The writer notes two new schools built and a third needed, calling on candidates to state positions on education funding and liquor revenue use.
An elderly woman struggles as her bags spill while awaiting a bus. The crowd helps gather her purchases and the driver waits, forming a small act of solidarity. The group, including an elderly man using a cane, chooses patience over a rushed exit.
England introduced the Penny Black and the Two Pence Blue in 1840 the world’s first adhesive postage stamps. The Penny Black featuring Queen Victoria simplified the mail system and inspired a global stamp era. The Two Pence Blue provided a higher rate for heavier letters and international mail.
The article notes Manitoba trials expanding from 10 to 50 acres for canning in 1955 and explains key processing quality factors. It highlights color as crucial, with ideal deep red from temperatures 70–80 F, and explains effects of ripening, acidity, drained weight, fruit firmness, and vitamin C retention on canning and juice quality.
The article notes vast populations of extinct large mammals in North America and Africa contrasted with much smaller human populations when Europeans arrived. It cites horses camels mastodons and bison numbers reaching into millions and suggests environmental changes and Ice Ages shaped these totals.
Most people do not relax sufficiently because they have never learned how. Living under constant tension can raise blood pressure cause heart artery strain and fatigue. Fatigue can be avoided by living normally eating wisely taking time to relax and rest adequately.
A smash and grab robbery left a brick and a sign reading special one brick left here last night You may claim same by return of merchandise Thanks a lot No one claimed it at the scene or afterward
Electric eels are capable of delivering shocks near 400 volts in short bursts. Researchers note the volts vary with eel size and environment, highlighting the power of these aquatic predators.
Lt. Col. John L. Drewry 37 of Coburg Ontario assumed command of the Second Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery in Winnipeg ceremonies. He succeeds Lt. Col. R. G. Kingstone posted to Staff College Kingston Ontario. Drewry served with the 4th Field Regiment in the Second World War and studied at Camberley Armed Forces Staff College Norfolk Virginia and Fort Monroe liaison duty with the Continental Army Command.
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